# mandibula
## English
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) +‎ -bula (instrument noun suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/
* (General American) IPA: /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/
* Rhymes: -ɪbjʊlə

### Noun

mandibula (plural mandibulae)
* Obsolete form of mandible.

### References

* “mandibula”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English mandible), ultimately from Late Latin mandibula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑndibulɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ndiˌbulɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ulɑ
* Hyphenation: man‧di‧bu‧la

### Noun

mandibula
* mandible

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mandibula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandibulani
mandibulani
accusative
nom.
mandibulani
mandibulani
gen.
mandibulani
genitive
mandibulani
mandibulojeni mandibulaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mandibulaani
mandibulojani
inessive
mandibulassani
mandibuloissani
elative
mandibulastani
mandibuloistani
illative
mandibulaani
mandibuloihini
adessive
mandibulallani
mandibuloillani
ablative
mandibulaltani
mandibuloiltani
allative
mandibulalleni
mandibuloilleni
essive
mandibulanani
mandibuloinani
translative
mandibulakseni
mandibuloikseni
abessive
mandibulattani
mandibuloittani
instructive
comitative
—mandibuloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandibulasi
mandibulasi
accusative
nom.
mandibulasi
mandibulasi
gen.
mandibulasi
genitive
mandibulasi
mandibulojesi mandibulaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mandibulaasi
mandibulojasi
inessive
mandibulassasi
mandibuloissasi
elative
mandibulastasi
mandibuloistasi
illative
mandibulaasi
mandibuloihisi
adessive
mandibulallasi
mandibuloillasi
ablative
mandibulaltasi
mandibuloiltasi
allative
mandibulallesi
mandibuloillesi
essive
mandibulanasi
mandibuloinasi
translative
mandibulaksesi
mandibuloiksesi
abessive
mandibulattasi
mandibuloittasi
instructive
comitative
—mandibuloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandibulamme
mandibulamme
accusative
nom.
mandibulamme
mandibulamme
gen.
mandibulamme
genitive
mandibulamme
mandibulojemme mandibulaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mandibulaamme
mandibulojamme
inessive
mandibulassamme
mandibuloissamme
elative
mandibulastamme
mandibuloistamme
illative
mandibulaamme
mandibuloihimme
adessive
mandibulallamme
mandibuloillamme
ablative
mandibulaltamme
mandibuloiltamme
allative
mandibulallemme
mandibuloillemme
essive
mandibulanamme
mandibuloinamme
translative
mandibulaksemme
mandibuloiksemme
abessive
mandibulattamme
mandibuloittamme
instructive
comitative
—mandibuloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandibulanne
mandibulanne
accusative
nom.
mandibulanne
mandibulanne
gen.
mandibulanne
genitive
mandibulanne
mandibulojenne mandibulainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mandibulaanne
mandibulojanne
inessive
mandibulassanne
mandibuloissanne
elative
mandibulastanne
mandibuloistanne
illative
mandibulaanne
mandibuloihinne
adessive
mandibulallanne
mandibuloillanne
ablative
mandibulaltanne
mandibuloiltanne
allative
mandibulallenne
mandibuloillenne
essive
mandibulananne
mandibuloinanne
translative
mandibulaksenne
mandibuloiksenne
abessive
mandibulattanne
mandibuloittanne
instructive
comitative
—mandibuloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandibulansa
mandibulansa
accusative
nom.
mandibulansa
mandibulansa
gen.
mandibulansa
genitive
mandibulansa
mandibulojensa mandibulainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mandibulaansa
mandibulojaan mandibulojansa
inessive
mandibulassaan mandibulassansa
mandibuloissaan mandibuloissansa
elative
mandibulastaan mandibulastansa
mandibuloistaan mandibuloistansa
illative
mandibulaansa
mandibuloihinsa
adessive
mandibulallaan mandibulallansa
mandibuloillaan mandibuloillansa
ablative
mandibulaltaan mandibulaltansa
mandibuloiltaan mandibuloiltansa
allative
mandibulalleen mandibulallensa
mandibuloilleen mandibuloillensa
essive
mandibulanaan mandibulanansa
mandibuloinaan mandibuloinansa
translative
mandibulakseen mandibulaksensa
mandibuloikseen mandibuloiksensa
abessive
mandibulattaan mandibulattansa
mandibuloittaan mandibuloittansa
instructive
comitative
—mandibuloineen mandibuloinensa :

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /manˈdi.bu.la/, [män̪ˈd̪ɪbʊɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /manˈdi.bu.la/, [män̪ˈd̪iːbulä]

### Etymology 1

From mandō (“to chew, masticate”) +‎ -bula (instrument noun suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* mandibulum

#### Noun

mandibula f (genitive mandibulae); first declension (Late Latin)
* a jaw
* This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!

##### Inflection

First-declension noun.

##### Descendants

* → Catalan: mandíbula
* → English: mandibula
* → French: mandibule
* → Galician: mandíbula
* → Italian: mandibola
* Middle English:
** English: mandible
* → Portuguese: mandíbula
* → Romanian: mandibulă
* → Spanish: mandíbula

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

mandibula n
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mandibulum

### References

* “mandibula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* mandibula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* mandibula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.